The Journey to the West Officially Begins!
West Ox Hezhou, Spirit Mountain.
Rulai sat atop the golden lotus, his eyes piercing through the air as he stared into the Great Tang. His face was emotionless.
Under Rulai's gaze, Tang Sanzang came to the palace again. After waiting for a while, he saw Li Shiming for the second time. He kept telling Li Shiming his purpose of coming, hoping that Li Shiming would give him the clearance document!
"Buddha!" Guan Yin took a step forward and bowed to Tathagata Duobao. She said,"After what happened before, our Buddhist Sect's luck has lost a lot. Will it affect the great cause of the Journey to the West?”
Tathagata Duobao glanced at Guan Yin and slowly said,""Venerable Guan Yin, you don't have to worry. Although the trip to the Great Tang will affect our Buddhist Sect, it won't affect the Journey to the West!”
"What we need to pay attention to now is the abnormality of the celestial heavens. The attitude of the Grand Empyreans is undoubtedly on the opposite side of Buddhism. The Journey to the West is about to begin, and we don't know what chaos will happen.”
"Yes, Buddha!" Guan Yin replied and then returned to her seat.
"Buddha!" Maitreya stepped forward and asked,""The Great Tang's attitude toward our Buddhist Sect has already undergone a drastic change. Will the current Human Emperor still give us the clearance document?”
"I will!" Tathagata Prabhutaraja's voice was full of confidence. As long as Li Shimin did not want to completely fall out with Tang Sanzang, he would definitely give Tang Sanzang the clearance document. The fact that he did not exterminate all the Buddhists in the Tang Empire was the best evidence!
As for whether Buddhism would flourish in the Great Tang after the scriptures were retrieved, that was a given. Mortals had short lifespans and could easily forget what had happened in the past.
The journey to the west was too long. After Tang Sanzang retrieved the scriptures, it was unknown whether Li Shimin was still alive!
The Maitreya Buddha was somewhat puzzled, not understanding how Tathagata Duobao could be so confident. He could only turn his gaze to the Great Tang and closely observe the situation in the Imperial Palace.
Sure enough, after Tang Sanzang's narration, Li Shimin gave the clearance certificate to Tang Sanzang, even though he had criticized Buddhism. Then, he turned around and left, ignoring Tang Sanzang and not saying anything to send him off!
"Hu ~"
Seeing that Tang Sanzang had obtained the clearance certificate, the entire Spirit Mountain seemed to be relieved. Although there was some deviation from the original plan, fortunately, the Journey to the West had finally begun.
"Venerable Guan Yin, I'll have to trouble you to make another trip and give the treasure I gave to the Golden Cicada Master to him!”Tathagata Prabhutaras retracted his gaze and spoke to Guanyin.
Guan Yin refused in her heart. She did not want to take over this task. She had a feeling that the entire Journey to the West had already escaped the control of Buddhism, but she did not dare to have a direct conflict with Tathagata. She could only lower her head and answer,"Yes, Buddha!"
Even though she felt extremely aggrieved, Guan Yin still mounted the white lotus and turned into a streak of light, hurrying toward the Great Tang.
After Guan Yin left, Tathagata Duobao spoke again,""Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the two of you should also make a trip to the west and see if there are any changes in the arrangements of the Heavenly Court.”
"Yes, Buddha!" Manjusri and Samantabhadra replied. Then, they mounted the auspicious cloud and flew out of the Spirited Mountain.
"Dipamkara Buddha, I'll have to trouble you during this period of time."
"Maitreya Buddha, you…"
Rulai Duobao slowly arranged the affairs of the Spirit Mountain. As he spoke, the entire Spirit Mountain became busy.
After a while, Rulai Duo Bao finally stopped. His gaze once again turned to the Great Tang region and found Bai Chen's figure. What no one noticed was that a trace of a smile flashed across Duo Bao's eyes before instantly disappearing.
"Let me see, what are you planning?”
Lantian County.
"Junior Brother, the Golden Cicada Master has already obtained the clearance document!”Holy Mother Wudang said to Bai Chen,"What do we do next?”
"No rush!" A faint smile hung on Bai Chen's face and he did not care at all. It was only a matter of time before Tang Sanzang obtained the clearance certificate. Li Shimin was just a mortal. Suppressing Buddhism was already the limit he could do!
After all, this world was filled with gods and Buddhas. If Li Shiming dared to take the initiative to "destroy Buddha", he was afraid that the moment he made this decision would be the moment his soul returned to hell!
Bai Chen had also never thought that relying on the Great Tang's suppression of the Buddhist Sect could destroy this Journey to the West. On the contrary, the Journey to the West had to proceed. Even if the Buddhist Sect did not want to continue, Bai Chen had to force them to continue. Only when the Journey to the West officially began would it represent the official beginning of the Cultivation Tribulation!
And in the tribulation, everyone would be affected. In addition, doing things without being tainted by karma, such a good opportunity, Bai Chen would not let go!
"So what if I get the clearance certificate? He would only be considered capable when he reached the Western Paradise!”The corners of Bai Chen's mouth curled up into a disdainful smile.
The current Tang Sanzang was only a mortal with a mortal body. He was no longer the Golden Cicada Master before his reincarnation. If he wanted to obtain the true scripture, he would have to go through many tribulations!
Although these so-called calamities were all arranged in advance, now that the Heavenly Court had withdrawn, many calamities were free and he could interfere at will. However, the calamities he arranged might not be what the Buddhist Sect had imagined!
A Buddhist monk? The living are the ones who get the scriptures!
Senior Sister, let's go too!" Bai Chen stood up and smiled slightly at Holy Mother Wudang before disappearing into the courtyard.
On the other side.
Tang Sanzang led a white horse and carried a box of luggage as he slowly walked out of Chang 'an. Behind him, there were many monks who were watching him leave.
Originally, the monks had decided to pick out a few monks to accompany Tang Sanzang on the journey, but Tang Sanzang refused.
After all, all of the previous martial monks had been cleared out of the Great Tang. The remaining monks were all weak monks who often accompanied the ancient Buddhas, ate vegetarian food, and chanted scriptures. If he let them accompany him on his journey, he was afraid that it would delay his journey.
Therefore, they simply packed up their luggage and gathered the money of their temples. Finally, they bought a white horse for Tang Sanzang as a walking tool.
They walked along the main road until they almost lost sight of Chang 'an. Tang Sanzang turned around for the first time and took in the appearance of Chang' an in his eyes. He wanted to remember the appearance of his hometown. After a moment, he resolutely rode on the white horse and headed west.
Whether it was for himself or for the Buddhism of the Great Tang, he had to bring the Mahayana Buddhism back to the Great Tang, even if he had to die on the road to the west!
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